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<td valign="top">Fourth and final phase in the project lifecycle, Transition focuses on deploying software to users and ensuring that theirs expectations about the software were met.</td>
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    The purpose in this phase is to ensure that the software is ready for delivery to users.
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    There are objectives for the Transition phase that help you to&nbsp;fine-tune functionality, performance, and overall
    quality of the beta product from the end of&nbsp;the previous phase <a class="elementlinkwithusertext" href="./../../../core.default.nav_view.base/guidances/supportingmaterials/references_C6FF2A8D.html#KRO03" guid="__nHToFndEd2EdJKkAyeBng">[KRO03]</a>:
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            <strong>Beta test to validate that user expectations are met.</strong> This typically requires some fine-tuning
            activities, such as bug-fixing and making enhancements for performance and usability.
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            <strong>Achieve stakeholder concurrence that deployment is complete.</strong> This may involve various levels
            of tests for product acceptance, including formal and informal tests and beta tests.
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            <strong>Improve future project performance through lessons learned.</strong> Document lessons learned and
            improve the process and tool environment for the project.
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<h4> Key considerations</h4>
<p> The Transition phase can include running old and new systems in parallel, 
  migrating data, training users, and adjusting business processes. </p>
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    The number of iterations in the Transition phase varies from one iteration for a simple system requiring primarily
    minor bug fixing, to many iterations for a complex system, involving addition of features and performing activities to
    make the business transition from using the old system to using the new system.
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<p> When the Transition phase objectives are met, the project can be closed.&nbsp;For 
  some products, the end of the current project lifecycle may coincide with the 
  beginning of the next lifecycle, leading to the next generation of the same 
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